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in JEE by kratos

Consider a collection of a large number of particles each with speed v. The direction of velocity is randomly distributed in the collection. Find the magnitude of the relative velocity between a pair of particles averaged over all the pairs in the collection.

(A) 4v/π

(B) 2v/π

(C) zero

(D) v/2

1 Answer

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by kratos
 
Best answer

Correct option (A) 4v/π

Explanation:

Let us take 2 particles

The magnitude of their relative velocity is

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